Being the cousin of Arthur Ashe, I feel as though it is my responsibility to uphold the strong voices of the Black Bruin community. This school has experienced unacceptable instances of injustice recently, and many people are not aware of what is happening at this university.

I am a proud Black, Cherokee, and Chinese student at UCLA. Thank you for watching.

In fall 2012, the total enrollment, graduate and undergraduate, for African American males at UCLA was 660 students. That's 3.3% of the 19, 838 other males enrolled here. Out of that 660 African American male students, 65% are undergraduate athletes. The number of entering male freshman students was 2,418; only 48 of them are African American. The graduation rates for African American males at UCLA is 74%... Which means out of that 48 freshmen last year... Only 35 are predicted to graduate.

When we were children, we learned how to mix colors with a paint brushWe learned that white mixed with anything makes it brighterBut we wouldn't dare mix anything with brown or black or else our entire creation would be ruinedWhat we failed to realize... was that the untouched dark section of the paint brush pallet became the symbol of the melanin in our skinThe painter only used us to write words that were dark enough to be noticed on a white backgroundSo if words are all we are good for then don't you dare tell us to silence our voices when we choose to speak

Now you tell me that I should be proud to be at UCLA?When only 35 of us are predicted to walk across that stage?When most of us are dropping out from the lack of financial aidWhile Judy Olian, Dean of Anderson School of Management just spent $647,000 on first class flights and hotel staysBut waiting for an apology is asking for the impossibleBecause no snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsibleBut you tell me I should be proud to be a Bruin

When we have more national championships than we do black male freshmenIt's evident that our only purpose here is to improve your winning percentageSo now black high school kids can care less about grades, just as long as the number on the back of their jersey doesn't fadeAnd you tell me I should be proud to be a Bruin

But according to Professor Sander, 3.3% is far too many black kidsOn his perfectly paved roads there are far too many black skids

This school is not diverse just because you put it on a pamphletBut you'll name a building after Albert Carnesale who publicly opposes affirmative actionThe action that can make our fraction on your demographic pie chart look more than just a second hand on a clockIt's all.... talkJust to maintain this fraudulent reputationOf this institutionalized racist corporation

They don't care about the cultural limitations of being a minority in societySo we have become our own painters... with our own pallets...And we have voices that speak defiantly

So we IGNITE the flames to help us find the path to our futureIncreasing Graduations, Not Incarcerations, Transforming Education because our numbers can't be any fewerSo don't be surprised that we have become rebellious for what has happened to usWhen every black student in class feels like Rosa Parks on the busWe are tryin to rewind time with role reversal as our revengeBecause we have no other choice when the university refuses to come to our defense

But we have come too far to let history repeat itselfEven when they are peeling off the dark fur of the Bruin peltBecause our faces are just used to cover up from the public what's really insideRevitalizing lies to perpetuate your disguise

Stop pretending that the wounds of our past have healedWe're not asking for a handout, we're asking for a level playing fieldThose with less opportunity are fighting for their position trying to find their placeBut those with privilege are hitting triples when they were already born on third base

So with all of my brothers' hopes and dreams that this university has tried to ruinHow the hell am I supposed to be proud... to call myself... a Bruin